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Lace. Love or Loathe?

Right, there are some patterns and fabrics that I’m always worried that I won’t be able to pull off. Florals is one of them. Lace is another.

Now when I think ‘Lace’, images of grannies and table cloths and old ladies’ tea parties explode into my head. I can easily see how a pretty young thing could rock a kind of classic yet edgy look with lace, but at the wrong side of 35, I do worry about running the risk of adding years that I really do not need.

So the other day, I was browsing through the dorothyperkins.com sale. I had been totally seduced by the ‘extra 10 per cent off sale items at check out’ and I was in one of those moods where I had to buy something, even if I wasn’t totally in love with it. It was the day I ended up clicking the Tribal Trousers into the basket.

Anyway, I came across a little pale blue lacy dress by a concession called Rise on dorothyperkins.com. I was drawn to it because I have always dreamt about wearing backless dresses, backless tops, backless anythings. But have never been able to because of the load I carry up front. Sorry if this is too much information. Anyway, this was a little bit backless. It had a cut out that would expose a little bit of the back, and some lovely pretty buttons for interesting detail.

I had to have, it was only £15 and don’t forget the extra 10 per cent at checkout!! I had no idea if I’d like it but I was feeling daring, so what the heck?

When it came, I peered at it through its plastic wrapping and once again, I could see the grannies and the tea parties. Oh no. But I was brave. I put it on and guess what fashion lovers? I LOVED it! You’re probably not surprised, why else would I devote a post to it?

So now I’m going to make you look at photos of me wearing it. This is, of course, the moment I have been building up to!!

It looks great on you! You are young enough to get away with it! My daughters have loads, they had black lace dresses in the winter and nude ones this summer, so that tells me to leave this trend well alone!